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Senator Panfilo Lacson highlights the need to assist agencies, particularly the Anti-Money Laundering Council ‘whose P125.56-million budget for maintenance of Information and Communication Technology equipment and software is smaller than that of a single flood control program.’

Lacson vows boosting AMLC’s ‘crumb-sized’ 2026 budget

Lade Jean Kabagani

6 hours ago

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AboitizPower’s Battery Energy Storage System supports a cleaner, more sustainable energy future, helping reduce the country’s carbon footprint while strengthening power grid resilience — an impactful step in the Aboitiz Group’s ESG commitment.

Aboitiz Equity Ventures retains top ESG ratings

6 hours ago

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Citicore rolls out first solar baseload plant

Maria Bernadette Romero

6 hours ago

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Remittances hit $3.2B in July

Jason Mago

6 hours ago

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Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina Roque during a meeting with Japanese business leaders in Osaka, Japan on Thursday (11 September 2025). The meeting enticed the Japanese business community to invest more in the Philippines. Investment commitments by Japanese firms to the Philippines worth P51 billion were secured through a series of high-level meetings in Tokyo organized by the Department of Trade and Industry team.

Japanese conglomerates commit P51B worth of investments to Phl

Raffy Ayeng

6 hours ago

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Peso bonds closer to J.P. Morgan index inclusion

Jason Mago

6 hours ago

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From rich coast to choice cuisine: We're giving Papua New Guinea's Tuna bounties

7 hours ago

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LIMA Estate in Batangas is expanding its master-planned Biz Hub from 40 to 70 hectares, further driving economic growth in Southern Luzon.

Colliers: Southern Luzon industrial hub builds momentum

10 hours ago

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Manila port gears up for the future with ICTSI’s hybrid crane fleet

12 hours ago

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Mober launches green delivery services in Cebu

Rico Osmeña

02 Aug 2024

1 min read

At a recent Kalaro executive committee meeting are (from left) Jun Lasco, founder and CEO; Walter Bucher, independent director; David Nithyananthan, co-founder; Renalyn David, board director; and Genesis Bautista, director for Marketing.

Mobile super app mixes work, play

Chito Lozada

02 Aug 2024

3 min read

Global IT provider raises presence

Maria Bernadette Romero

02 Aug 2024

1 min read

Signing of the deal for Philcom's presence in VITRO Clark and Sta. Rosa Data Centers are (from left, front-to-back) Victor Genuino, ePLDT and VITRO Inc.’s president and CEO; Albert Mitchell Locsin, PLDT and Smart’s FVP and head of Enterprise and Int’l Core Business; Gary Ignacio, VITRO Inc.’s chief commercial officer (right, front-to-back) Edmund Pike, Philcom’s president and CEO; Jocelyn Ordoñez, Philcom’s head of Finance and Joseph Bautista, Philcom’s IT head.

VITRO, Philcom tie-up expands data hub reach

02 Aug 2024

1 min read

Dock in the ‘ber’ months: Jose Mari Chan and ports Christmas spirit

Eunice Samonte

10 Sep 2025

4 min read

Yes, it is September, and Christmas always comes early in the Philippines.

STACKS of containers are leaning precariously from the Portugal-registered ship Mississippi Madera at the Port of Long Beach on 9 September 2025 in Long Beach, California.

Shipping accident shuts down major California port

Agence France-Presse

10 Sep 2025

2 min read

The US Coast Guard said at least 67 containers had fallen into the water.

TecPlata, PSL launch new maritime link to Ushuaia

04 Sep 2025

1 min read

PPA mulls termination of Zambo PTB contract

Raffy Ayeng

03 Sep 2025

2 min read

Beyond docking: The ‘glow-up’ of Southern Mindanao’s ports, peace and progress

Eunice Samonte

03 Sep 2025

4 min read

Firms mull supply chain diversification

Raffy Ayeng

27 Aug 2025

1 min read

BUSINESS

BUSINESS

Lacson vows boosting AMLC’s ‘crumb-sized’ 2026 budget

Aboitiz Equity Ventures retains top ESG ratings

Citicore rolls out first solar baseload plant

Remittances hit $3.2B in July

Japanese conglomerates commit P51B worth of investments to Phl

Peso bonds closer to J.P. Morgan index inclusion

From rich coast to choice cuisine: We're giving Papua New Guinea's Tuna bounties

Colliers: Southern Luzon industrial hub builds momentum

Manila port gears up for the future with ICTSI’s hybrid crane fleet

INDUSTRY 4.0

Mober launches green delivery services in Cebu

Mobile super app mixes work, play

Global IT provider raises presence

VITRO, Philcom tie-up expands data hub reach

SHIPPING

Dock in the ‘ber’ months: Jose Mari Chan and ports Christmas spirit

Shipping accident shuts down major California port

TecPlata, PSL launch new maritime link to Ushuaia

PPA mulls termination of Zambo PTB contract

Beyond docking: The ‘glow-up’ of Southern Mindanao’s ports, peace and progress

Firms mull supply chain diversification